
Dr. Alpheus P. Hodges July 1, 1850-May 7, 1851
Benjamin Davis "Don Benito" Wilson May 7, 1851-May 4, 1852
John Greg Nichols May 4, 1852-May 3, 1853
Antonio Franco Coronel May 3, 1853-May 4, 1854
Stephen Clark Foster May 4, 1854-January 13, 1855
Stephen Clark Foster January 25, 1855-May 9, 1855
Dr. Thomas Foster May 9, 1855-May 7, 1856
Stephen Clark Foster May 7, 1856-September 22, 1856
Manuel Requena Estrada September 22, 1856-October 4, 1856
John Greg Nichols October 4, 1856-May 9, 1859
Damien Marchesseault May 9, 1859-May 9, 1860
Henry Mellus May 9, 1860-December 26, 1860
Wallace Woodworth December 26, 1860-January 7, 1861
Damien Marchesseault January 7, 1861-May 6, 1865
Jose Mascarel May 5, 1865-May 10, 1866
Jose Cristobal Aguilar May 10, 1866-May 8, 1867
Damien Marchesseault May 8, 1867-August 8, 1867
Jose Cristobal Aguilar August 8, 1867-December 7, 1868
Joel Turner December 9, 1868-December 9, 1870
Jose Cristobal Aguilar December 9, 1870-December 5, 1872
James Robert Toberman December 5, 1872-December 18, 1874
Prudent Beaudry December 18, 1874-December 8, 1876
Dr. Frederick Alexander MacDougall December 8, 1876-November 16, 1878
Bernard Cohn November 21, 1878-December 5, 1878
James Robert Toberman December 5, 1878-December 9, 1882
Cameron Erskine Thom December 9, 1882-December 9, 1884
Edward Fallis Spence December 9, 1884-December 14, 1886
Elijah Hook Workman December 14, 1886-December 10, 1888
John Bryson December 10, 1888-February 25, 1889
Henry Thomas Hazard February 25, 1889-December 5, 1892
William Hartshorn Bonsall, Mayor of Los Angeles December 5, 1892-December 12, 1892
Thomas E. Rowan December 12, 1892-December 12, 1894
Franklin Rader December 12, 1894-December 16, 1896
Meredith Pinxton Snyder December 16, 1896-December 15, 1898
Frederick Eaton December 15, 1898-December 12, 1900
Meredith Pinxton Snyder December 12, 1900-December 8, 1904
Owen McAleer December 8, 1904-December 13, 1906
Arthur Cyprian Harper December 13, 1906-March 11, 1909
Gov. William Stephens, US Congress March 15, 1909-March 26, 1909
George Alexander March 26, 1909-July 1, 1913
Henry Howard Rose July 1, 1913-July 1, 1915
Charles Edward Sebastian July 1, 1915-September 2, 1916
Frederic Thomas Woodman September 5, 1916-July 1, 1919
Meredith Pinxton Snyder July 1, 1919-July 1, 1921
George Edward Cryer July 1, 1921-July 1, 1929
John Clinton Porter, Jr. July 1, 1929-July 1, 1933
Frank Lawrence Shaw July 1, 1933-September 26, 1938
Fletcher Bowron, Mayor of Los Angeles September 26, 1938-July 1, 1953
Charles Norris Poulson July 1, 1953-July 1, 1961
Samuel William Yorty July 1, 1961-July 1, 1973
Thomas J. Bradley July 1, 1973-July 1, 1993
Private July 1, 1993-July 1, 2001
James Hahn, Mayor of Los Angeles July 1, 2001-July 1, 2005
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles July 1, 2005-July 1, 2013
Eric Michael Garcetti July 1, 2013-Present